Improvement in scrubbers and mops combined



L'. B. WILSON' au. A. WILSON.

Improvement in Scrubbers arid Mops.

Ftented March 5 barren streams OFFICE.

IMPROVEMENT IN SCRUBBERS AND NIOPS COMBINED.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 124,410, dated March 5, 1872.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, LISTON B. WILSON and ISAAC A. VVILsoN, otl Zanesville, in the county oi' Muskingum and in the State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Im provements in Scrubbers and Mops; and do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereot',reference being had to the accompanying drawing and to the letters of reference marked thereon making a part of this specification.

The nat-ure ot' our invention consists in the construction and Aarrangement oi' a scrubber and mop, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which our invention appertains to make and use the same, we will now proceed to describe its construction and operation, referring to the annexed drawing, in which- Figure 1 is an end elevation, Fig. 2 a bottom view, and Fig. 3 a transverse vertical section ot' our scrubber and mop.

The head ot' our scrubber and mop consists or" a series of curved or semicircular bars, A A, connected, as shown, by bolts and nuts, and havin g rubber strips B B inserted between them. To the center of one of these bars A is cast a socket, C, to which the handle is to be attached. To each end of the same, or one of the other bars, is casta post, D, which inclines backward, and is, at or nea-r its base, provided with a short post, a. Between the two posts D D is secured a triangular water fountain or reservoir, E, provided with a hinged door, G. In thetop ofthe reservoir E is an opening, b, and on the lower side, along the edge where the door G is hinged, are a number of openings, d d, through which the water escapes from the reservoir. The inner edge of the door G is pro vided with projecting pieces c e, which, when the door is open, close the openings l d. rIhe door G is held closed by hooks ff, attached to the same and fastening on the upper ends of the posts D D, and it is held open by fastening said hooks on the small posts a a.

IWith the rubber attached, as shown, in curved or semicircular form, we can mop or carry the water o ofthe iioor much more rapidly than any other scrubber now in use. Also, with this scrubber and mop we can dry a floor that is uneven and rough with almost as much ease as though it were perfectly level. If a board in the door be hollow or swagged down in the center, b y dropping the point ot' the handle a t'ew inches the ends of the scrubber will rise, and the center will lit nicely the curve in the board, and carry the water out just as well as though the surface was level. We can, also, with our improvement, carry the dirty water over the door-sill with almost as much ease, operating itin the same way. Dipping' the end of handle raises the corners of the scrubber so that it will' run over the sill easily, the central portion ofthe curve remaining upon the licor, keeping the water dammed up, and carrying it over the strip or sill.

rlhe scrubbers and mops now generally in use having straight heads will not mop boards that are not level, and with them it is utterly impossible to carry the water over a door-sill. They will splash the water wit-hout effecting the object, or rather the purpose, intended.

When the door of the reservoir is closed, it will contain water for scrubbing. When opened, and the braces or hooks removed from the long to the short posts, it forms a perfect and complete scoop or shovel, with which, it' desired, the dirty water may be lifted up and replaced in the bucket. This is often required in scrubbing rooms in the second or third story, as it is very disagreeable and tiresome to run it down stairs.

The scrubber is dipped in the tub or bucket of water, and the reservoiris immediately filled through the opening b. It is then placed on the licor, and the water runs out of the holes d d in the bottom. The scrubbing is then performed by rubbing it backward on the door, the reservoir all the time furnishing the water as needed( When the dirt is loosened from the iioor and mixed with the water, it is reand posts D D and a a, substantially as and reservoir E, door Gr, and hooks f f, all oonstruoted and arranged substantially as and for the purposes herein set forth.

In testimony that We claim the foregoing We have hereunto set our hands this 22d day of January7 1872.

LISTON B. WILSON. ISAAC A. WILSON.

Witnesses:

W. B. BARNETT, R. W. ZAHNISER. 

